Bobcats Tie Minutemen In Midweek Contest

Tuesday, March 4

Hamden, CT

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

4-6-1

UMass-Amherst

3-3-1

Massachusetts

Quinnipiac

Sebastian Mueller versus Umass (March 4, 2025)

Photo by: Cam Boon

3/4/2025 6:36:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats opened up their home slate with a non-conference tie against the UMass Minutemen, 7-7, on Tuesday afternoon in Hamden. The game was called after the ninth inning due to darkness.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 7, UMass 7

HOW IT HAPPENED
The UMass Minutemen got a quick start as they got two runs in the opening inning from a two-run home run from J. Beverly. Christian Smith got a run back in the bottom of the first for the Bobcats as he laced a double into the right-center gap to score Kyle Garbowski.

In the fourth inning, the Minutemen put four runs on the board in the top half to give themselves a 6-1 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, two hit-by-pitches forced two runs for the Bobcats. With the bases loaded, a wild pitch brought home Sean McCulloch as Quinnipiac made it a two-run game.

UMass added to their lead in the sixth inning as a single through the left side made it a 7-4 game. The Bobcats would even the game up in the eighth inning with three runs. James Marino got the inning started with a solo home run to right center. With one out in the inning, Sean McCulloch sent a single up the middle to bring home two runs and knot the game up at seven.

After a scoreless ninth inning, the game was called due to darkness and ended in a 7-7 tie.

NEWS AND NOTES

Six of the nine starters recorded at least one hit in the tie against UMass.
Seven pitchers combined to allow just six hits and five earned runs in 9.0 innings pitched.
Sean McCulloch drove in the game-tying runs to push his season RBI total to ten, tied for third on the team.
Christian Smith picked up a hit to extend his hit streak to nine games.
Sebastian Mueller recorded a hit in the tie to extend his hit streak to eleven games.
James Marino picked up his first home run of the season and second of his collegiate career.
Cole Constable notched two hits to push his batting average to .320 on the season.
Johnny Knox's two hits were the third time this season he recorded a multi-hit game.
The Bobcats were 5-for-6 on stolen base attempts in the final game at Morehead State.